Ash pan



Nov. 24, 1925 1,562,926

O. SYVEIRTSEN ASH PAN A Filed May 26, 1925 Patented Nov. Z4, i925.

UNlTED STATES:

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OLE SYVERTSEN, F JALVIESTOWN, NEVI' YRK, ASEEGNUR OF ONEJA-.LF T0 JERBERT CHVERTON, 0F :T lllESTOl/VN, HEY? YORK.

ASH

Application filed May Q6,

T0 all whom it-mog/ concern.'

Be it known that @Ln SYvnnirsnN, a citizen of the United States, residingl at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chain tanqna and State of liew York, has invented certain new and nsefnl inprovenients in fish Pans, of which the following, taken in connection with the accoinnairviner draw ings, is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in ash pans, and more particnlaidy to ash pans intended for use helow the grates of house furnaces or hoilers for the purpose of catching` and collecting' the ashes as they fall throngli the grate.

ish pans of this general type have lieen previously inade, hat they are open to the ohjection that when nsed in the ash pit of a furnace or boiler, the. draft through the lower door interfered with and for that reason such pans have not come into eoininon ase.

rllhe chief ohject of this invention is to nrovide an ashpan. the front wall of which is hinged, so that it may he lowered .vhen the nan in the ash pit., tins pornrittin?,` the draft froin the lower door h v which the fin'- nace is coinnionly regulated,4 and which is also provided with detlectors adapted to he opened when the ash pan is in the receiving position, thns catchingl any ashes that might otherwise fall outside the hotly of the pan, and adapted to he closed when the ash nan is removed.

A. further ohjiect of this inveiiiion is to lprovide in oom'ieetion with an ash pan oit 'i' his type a cover which can he applied. after the ash joan has heen renioved from the pit, to completely enclose the ashes, this cover heilig. so formed, that it will not interfere with the opening,y of the front wall when the pan has been transferred to the place where the ashes are to he d tnnped.

Another ohject yof this invention is the provision, in the rear wall of the ash pan and in the hinged front wall, of handles hy which the pan can easily he manipulated.

Other objects of this invention reside in the details of construction set forth in the following' specification and in the drawings, which forni a` part thereof, and in which Fig. l is a frontelevation of an ash pan, embodying one forni of this invention, installed in the ash pit of a lnrnaee;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the ash pan PAN.

1923. Serial. No. 841,741.

alone with the deflectors and pivoted front wall closed;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, Certain parts being hrolen away, of the ash pan with the deliectors closed and the front wall open; and

Fig'. 4t is a plan view of the ash "han, having the coveraoplied thereto, the front wall heine; shown closed, hat its open. position heing); indicated hy dotted lines.

Referring' to the drawings, the reference ninneral l() indicates an ash pan embodying; one forni of this invention adapted to he installed in the ash pit ll of a furnace 12. The pan l0 is inade of sheet niet-.il con:-

prising a hottoin 13, side walls lll and end wall l5. The end wall l5 is shown curved, hecanse it customary in furnaces to curve the inner walls of the ash pit, and is preferably niade slightly higher than the side walls 111-, as shown in the drawings, and in clined rearwardly.

Hinged at the front edge of the bottom lil is the front wall i6 provided at each side with wings l'i'. which close the spaces hctween the sides of the front wall and the side walls 14. ln the side walls lei; are provided curved recessed guides itl, which receive the edges of the wings l?.

Hinged upon the upper edges of the side walls fill: are detlector plates 19. These. platos are preferably hinged by means of rods 9,0, d to the plates and passing tl'nfongh st aps Q6 on the side walls. Han dies on the rods 2O project beyond the side walls lll and are termed at right angles thereto, so that. they can easily he reached and actuated when it is desired to close the dodector plates.

.lteniovahly secured to the ton of the rear wall is a handle 2Q and rigidly secured to the front wall i6 is a handle 23. These handles are preferably arranged at the longitndinal center of the ash nan so that hy their use, the pan, when filled, can easily he raised without tilting. ln order to close the pan after it has heen filled with ashes and removed from the ash pit and thns prevent the blowingand scattering' of ashes hefore the place of deposit has been reached, a cover 24 is provided. This cover has hooked plates 25 which slip over the upper edges of the rear walls l5, and 'is flanged at the sides to extend over the side walls 14;.

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lVhen the pan is being installed in the ash pit, the de'fleetors 19 and the front Wall are closed, as shown in F Q. After it has been placed in the proper position below the grate, the deflector plates 19 are opened by the actuation of the handles 21 until they strike against the side Walls of the ash pit 11. The front Wall 16 is noiv opened into the position shoivn in full lines in Fig. 3, and in dotted lines in Fig. si., lyingl on the floor of the box so that there will be ne interference With the draft through the lower door of the furnace.

After the pan has become filled With the ashes, the deflector plates are closed and the ash pan is Withdrawn from the pit by puliing the handle L3. lihen entirely removed from the ash pit, the front ivall 16 is closed, the handle 22 hooked into the rear Wall, and the cover 2% placed upon the pan. 'if he filled pan .is then lifted by means of the handles and Q8 and carried to the place of deposit Where the ashes are dumped by openinf)l the front wall 16 and raising the r ar of the pan, the cover retraining in position upon the pan so as to minimize the escape of dust.

Thus, by the use of this invention, the clearing of the ash pit is accomplished without the use of a shovel and Without the usual scattering and blowing around .of ashes and dust. In case the pan becomes, through neglect, so full that the detlector plates cannot be closed` down, the excess is removed by a shovel in the ordinary Way. Since the rear Wall is inclined, it follows that any small amount of ashes in the pit will not interfere with the location of the pan. v

While one embodiment of this invention has been shown and described, I ani not to be limited thereto, since it is obvious that others may be made- Without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionv as set forth in the following claims.

Having thus set forth my invention what 1 el aim as new, and for which I desire protection by Letters Patent is:

1. An ash pan adapted to be installed in the ash pit of a furnace to receive the ashes dropping through the grate and having a hinged front Wall adapted to lie normally on the door of the pit and permit the freeI passage of draft, said Wall being raised when the ash pan is to be removed from the pit, and thus prevent the escape of ashes therefrom.

in ash pan adapted to be installed in the ash pit of a furnace to receive the ashes dropping through the grate thereof, and having defieetor plates hinged thereto which, when open, rest against the Walls of the :ish pit and a hinged front Wall independentof said defleetor plates adapted to lie normali;v on the floor of the ash pit and permit the free passage of draft.

3. An ash pan adapted to be installed in the ash pit of a furnace to receive the ashes dropping through the grate thereof coinl'nisiiig bottoni, side and rear Walls, de lector plates, hinged upon said side walls, a front ivall hinged to said laittoin, wings on said front ivall to close the spaces between the sides of the front wall and the side ivails, recessed guides in said side walls to receive the edges of said Wings, and a removable cover for closing the pan, said cover permitting the raising and lowering of said front ivall.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

OLE SYVERTSEN. 

